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Working with Xpand2

Xpand 2 is a virtual workstation synthesizer that has almost everything you…need to make about any kind of music. It's got multi-sampled instruments.…It also employs various types of synthesis. Xpand 2 is multi-timbral, has up to…four parts per patch or four individual MIDI channels, all with separate mix,…arpeggiator, modulation and effects controls. In other words, this thing is…powerful. Let's look at the interface.…First off, we can check out all the patches. This thing has over 2300 patches…broken down into 29 separate categories. At the top of the window we have the…Smart Knobs. Smart Knobs are preassigned to the important parameters of a patch…and they map to your MIDI controller so you can control these parameters easily.…

On the left side, we have A-D and the Easy button. The Easy button applies…these same parameters to all of the parts that are listed down here and we have…four different patches or parts listed down here. However, if we want to work…on the controls for specific part A-D, then click A-D up here in the Smart…

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7/10/2009

Pro Tools 8 Essential Training unveils the inner workings of the industry-standard software for music and post-production. Musician, producer, and educator David Franz demonstrates all the concepts and techniques necessary for recording, editing, mixing, and mastering in Pro Tools 8. He teaches how to create music with virtual instruments and plug-ins, edit with elastic audio for time and pitch manipulation, create a musical score, and mix with effects loops. This course can help any music producer, sound engineer, or hobbyist become proficient in Pro Tools 8. Exercise files accompany the course.